Kun-woo, also spelled Keon-woo or Gun-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys born in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

in 2008, with 1,722 being given the name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

used to write the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading " kun" and 42 hanja with the reading "

woo Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to: People Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names: * Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛 * Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫 * Ng (name): 吳, 伍 * ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: *

Kun-Woo Paik Kun-woo Paik (born March 10, 1946 in Seoul) is a South Korean pianist. He has performed with multiple orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic. Early life Kun-Woo Pa ...

(born 1946), South Korean pianist * Kim Kun-woo (born 1980), South Korean track and field athlete * Park Gun-woo (sailor) (born 1981), South Korean Olympic sailing team member *

Cho Gun-woo Cho Gun-woo (Hangul: 조건우; born 30 August 1988) is a South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and joined the club since 2007. Cho Gun-woo has focused his career on men's doubles, although he has competed in mixed doubles ...

(born 1988), South Korean badminton player *

Lee Gun-woo Lee Gun-woo (; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean singer and actor. Initially studying sports, he decided to become a singer at the age of 20 and moved to Seoul to pursue that career. Lee signed to H2 Media, where he debuted with boy gro ...

(born 1989), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Myname *

Kim Kwon Kim Kwon (born Kim Keon-woo on May 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He played minor roles in television dramas such as '' Secret Love Affair'' (2014), ''Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015), and ''Marry Me Now ''Marry Me Now'' () is a ...

(born Kim Keon-woo, 1989), South Korean actor * Park Keon-woo (born 1991), South Korean track cyclist Fictional characters with this name include: *Kang Gun-woo, in 2008 South Korean television series '' Beethoven Virus'' *Min Gun-woo, in 2008 South Korean television series '' Temptation of Wife''

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